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The evening program, Guru Vandana method
Yoga Shastra, Third Light, Verses 128-129 Explanation: - The concern for earning a livelihood mentioned here should be understood as a mere translation; because this is self-evident without inspiration. It should be understood in this way that the concern for wealth of a good householder is not contradictory to Dharma. Dharma's non-contradiction should be understood in this way - if one is a king, then one should do justice without partiality towards anyone, whether he is poor or rich, respected or disrespected, noble or low. And the king's servant should serve the state and the people with sincerity and truthfulness. And the merchant should give up false weights and measures (baant-jag) and engage in business in the form of fifteen karmas, without thinking about wealth. ||127|| ||299|| Then, after midday, one should perform the worship of the Lord and then take food. This is the meaning of half the verse,
There is no rule that food should be taken only at midday, when one is very hungry, that time is called mealtime. If one takes food after performing the worship of the gods after crossing the paccchkhana before midday, there is no fault. Its method is as follows - worship of the Jinas, proper charity, taking care of the family, performing the proper duties of those who are worthy, explaining or giving advice if there is a mistake, and remembering the paccchkhana done by oneself. After eating, one should perform any paccchkhana, including ganthasi, vedhasi, and mutthasi, as much as possible. The soul aspiring to abandon negligence should not remain without renunciation for even a moment. After renunciation, one should have the company of scholars or religious teachers to discuss the meaning and import of the scriptures, and after listening to the secrets of that scripture from the mouth of the guru, one should not stop until one has thoroughly studied it, pondered over it, and contemplated it sufficiently. ||128|| ||300|| Then, at the time of Sandhya, after performing the worship of the gods again, one should perform the six necessary actions, such as Pratikramana, etc., and then perform the excellent study of the scriptures. ||129|| Explanation: - Then, if one eats twice, one should eat two gharis before evening, i.e., in the evening. Later, for the third time, one should perform the worship of the gods in the form of Agra Puja. After that, if there are Sadhus and Muni Rajas, one should have their darshan, Samayik, Chaturvinshati Stava, Vandana, Pratikramana, Kayotsarga, and Pratiakhyana - the six necessary actions. Samayik means to abandon the meditation of Artha-Roudra and to take refuge in Dharma meditation, maintaining equanimity in enemy-friend, grass-gold, etc. Its nature has been described earlier. Later, one should recite the virtues of the twenty-four Tirthankara Bhagavants by name. Then, in Kayotsarga, one should meditate in the mind and after completing Kayotsarga, one should speak that text clearly in clear letters in the manifest form. We have already spoken about this.
After that, one should perform the Vandana, which is the twenty-five necessary-pure, thirty-two faultless salutations, to the venerable Dharmacharaya. In this, the twenty-five necessary should be known as follows (A. Ni. 1216) - In Vandana, there are two prostrations; one Yathajat, twelve Avarta, four from the head, three from the Guti, two entrances and one exit; these twenty-five are necessary to be done. There are two prostrations in this - the desire to salute oneself and the manifest request to the Guru Maharaj - Icchami Khamasamano! Vandiun Javanijjaae Nisihiaae, i.e., 'O Kshamasraman! I want to salute you without sin, according to my ability.' When saying this, bowing the head and the upper part of the body slightly; it is called Avanta or Avantaman. 1. Then, after revolving, when one comes back again, one should also say the mantra Icchami, etc., and then tell the desire, then 2. the second Yathajat, i.e., like birth, birth is counted in two ways - one is taking birth from the mother's womb and the other is taking initiation. Just as in the posture of childbirth, one should keep both hands joined on the head, in the same way, at the time of initiation, one should keep both hands joined with the Rajoharan Mukhavastrika, in the same position as one is born, that posture (position) should be maintained while saluting the Guru Maharaj.
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